Enacting an emergency EFL course in an Indonesian disadvantaged condition

Khusnul Khotimah; Kurniawan Apgrianto; Mutmainnah Mustofa; M. Faruq Ubaidillah; Shinta Amalia

doi:10.21070/jees.v6i2.1384

(1) * Khusnul Khotimah English Education Department, Universitas Mataram
Indonesia
(2) Kurniawan Apgrianto English Education Department, Universitas Mataram
Indonesia
(3) Mutmainnah Mustofa Department of English Education, Universitas Islam Malang
Indonesia
(4) M. Faruq Ubaidillah Center for Scientific Publication, Universitas Negeri Malang
Indonesia
(5) Shinta Amalia Center for Scientific Publication, Universitas Negeri Malang
Indonesia
(*) Corresponding Author

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21070/jees.v6i2.1384

Abstract

Situated in a disadvantaged condition in Lombok, Indonesia, the present study looks at the enactment of an emergency EFL course after earthquake and aftershock circumstances in a public university in the region. For such a purpose, forty-two non-English department students who attended the course in four face-to-face and nine asynchronous meetings were recruited using a convenience sampling technique. A set of questionnaire was disseminated to document participants’ responses on the course implementation. Observation and semi-structured interviews were also conducted to portray the pedagogical praxis. The findings suggest that the course delivery did not utterly reflect an effective teaching-learning process accordingly due to various factors. Barriers to using the WhatsApp tool also existed. Interestingly, the students positively reflected the course as the best way to learn in a disadvantaged condition. However, they were not confident with their attainment in English skills and components. Further considerations on how to design materials and assessment instruments and build a decent interaction are needed in learning under such disadvantaged condition.

HIGHLIGHTS :

The findings evince that the course delivery did not utterly reflect an effective teaching-learning process accordingly due to various factors. Barriers to using the WhatsApp tool also existed.
The students positively reflected the course as the best way to learn in an emergency learning milieu. The teacher appeared to be able to maintain students’ motivation.
Further considerations on how to design materials and assessment instruments and build a decent interaction are needed in learning under such disadvantaged conditions.

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Author Biographies

Khusnul Khotimah, English Education Department, Universitas Mataram

Khusnul Khotimah is a faculty member of English Education Department of Universitas Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. She has been teaching EFL for various ages for more than 10 years. She has been actively involved in a wide range of national and international teacher (researcher) professional development activities. Her areas of specialisation include language teaching methodology, learning autonomy, language learning motivation and engagement, and teacher professional development. Email: khusnul_pena@unram.ac.id

Kurniawan Apgrianto, English Education Department, Universitas Mataram

Kurniawan Apgrianto is a lecturer at Unversitas Mataram. He was graduated with a BA in English Education from State University of Yogyakarta followed by a Master of Education in English Education from State University of Semarang. He has been teaching EFL in higher education for 17 years. His interests are in Teaching Methodology, Language Assessment, and Material Development. Email: wawan.mataram@unram.ac.id

Mutmainnah Mustofa, Department of English Education, Universitas Islam Malang

Mutmainnah Mustofa is a senior lecturer at the Department of English Education, Universitas Islam Malang (UNISMA). Her research interests mainly focus on ICT-based language teaching and materials development. Email: inamustofa@unisma.ac.id

M. Faruq Ubaidillah, Center for Scientific Publication, Universitas Negeri Malang

Faruq Ubaidillah obtained M.Ed in English Language Teaching from Universitas Islam Malang (UNISMA). He currently teaches language skills at the same university. He is also affiliated with the Center for Scientific Publication, Universitas Negeri Malang, facilitating lecturers and graduate students for scholarly publication. His works mainly focus on language teaching methodology, language and identity, and narrative inquiry in language education and have appeared in reputable international journals. Emal: mfubaidillah@um.ac.id

Shinta Amalia, Center for Scientific Publication, Universitas Negeri Malang

Shinta Amalia obtained her M.Ed in English Language Teaching from Universitas Negeri Malang. She is affiliated with the Center for Scientific Publication, Universitas Negeri Malang. Recently, she was awarded a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program Scholarship by Aminef with Arizona State University as the host institution. Her research interests include language teaching methodology and rhetorical moves in academic writing Email: shintad2@gmail.com

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